Melissa Sweet

These voices are the loudest in Australia’s ‘climate wars’

Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 10h

Important article. Will newsroom managers/editors etc reflect on these findings, and their responsibilities to the public?

Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 10h

The loudest voices in Australia’s ‘climate wars’ – "why does the media appear to have a strong bias for reporting pro-fossil fuel messages?"
theconversation.com/these-voices...

New research finds about 20 groups dominate climate policy in Australia, from firms to industry advocates and NGOs to thinktanks.

These voices are the loudest in Australia’s ‘climate wars’

Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 10h

The loudest voices in Australia’s ‘climate wars’ – "why does the media appear to have a strong bias for reporting pro-fossil fuel messages?"
theconversation.com/these-voices...

New research finds about 20 groups dominate climate policy in Australia, from firms to industry advocates and NGOs to thinktanks.

www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...

Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 11h

'Legacy lives on': Aboriginal leaders honoured in statues - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia

Two years to the day of Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue’s death, InDaily reveals the significant leader will be the first of six honoured in a prime location.

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 18h

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From Tobacco to Ultraprocessed Food: How Industry Engineering Fuels the Epidemic of Preventable Disease

Policy Points Ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) are engineered to heighten reward and accelerate delivery of reinforcing ingredients, driving compulsive consumption and disrupting appetite regulation. ...

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 18h

Subsidies the fuel as household battery demand 'straps on a rocket'

Even as Australia appears to have passed the peak of solar uptake, demand for batteries is seemingly headed into orbit.

Ultra-processed foods should be treated more like cigarettes than food – study

Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 18h

UPFs should be regulated more like cigarettes than food, researchers say

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

UPFs are made to encourage addiction and consumption and should be regulated like tobacco, say researchers

The Good Society by Kate Pickett review – the Spirit Level author takes stock

Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 18h

The Good Society by Kate Pickett review – the Spirit Level author takes stock

www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...

A whistle-stop tour of the greatest hits of progressive policy fails to take account of a central conundrum

Pauline Hanson failed to declare another flight from billionaire Gina Rinehart’s company

Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 18h

Pauline Hanson failed to declare another flight from billionaire Gina Rinehart’s company

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Exclusive: One Nation leader has now updated register of interests to include the flight revealed by Guardian Australia

Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d

Victorian opposition vows to block health promotion agency's axing

The Allan Government's plan to merge VicHealth with the health department hits a major political roadblock, with the state opposition vowing to vote against the move.

Open planning meeting for Croakey Health Media 2026

Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d

There's still time to register to join our open @croakeynews.bsky.social planning meeting from 5pm AEDT TODAY
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Join Croakey directors, members, contributors, funders, and readers for an open planning meeting from 5pm AEDT on Tuesday, 3 February 2026

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Reposted by Melissa Sweet

Mike Daube @mikedaube.bsky.social · 1d

Encouraging news that VicHealth’s future may be secure. When will governments understand that saving lives and healthcare costs comes from spending more, not less on prevention – even if the results don’t all come through before the next election?

Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d

www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...

Vow to save VicHealth causes headache for government

The Coalition will block moves to scrap the health agency, leaving the government without the upper house votes it needs.

www.theage.com.au

Reposted by Mike Daube, Naomi Priest

Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d

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Vow to save VicHealth causes headache for government

The Coalition will block moves to scrap the health agency, leaving the government without the upper house votes it needs.

www.theage.com.au

Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d

Please join us for an open planning meeting for #Croakey2026 - from 5pm AEDT TODAY.
Registration details at link

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Join us for an open planning meeting – on climate communications and more

We don’t yet know how many Australians died or were admitted to hospital or became seriously unwell as a result

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 2d

Cancer forces ABC radio presenter to retire from the airwaves

The veteran broadcaster, known for his humorous talkback segments, has omentum cancer and had surgery for oesophageal cancer in 2024.

Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 2d

Aussie Olympic preparations continue after COVID-19 positive tests

Australia's Winter Olympics preparations will continue with minimal fuss in northern Italy despite two members of staff testing positive for COVID-19.

Gina Rinehart’s company donated almost $900k to rightwing group Advance, political donations data shows

Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 2d

Gina Rinehart’s company donated almost $900k to rightwing group Advance, latest data shows

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Clive Palmer’s Minerology was the single biggest political donor in 2024-25, giving $53.1m to Trumpet of Patriots, which failed to win a seat

My daughter might have hundreds of half-siblings. For this, I feel immense guilt

Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 2d

“My daughter might have hundreds of half-siblings. For this, I feel immense guilt”
www.sbs.com.au/news/insight...

Carol's two children were conceived with donor sperm in the late 90s. Decades later, she and her family found out the whole truth.

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 2d

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Five-year-old boy and father detained by ICE return to Minnesota

The boy was released on the order of a judge who said his detention was "cruel" and "bereft of human decency”.

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 2d

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Black women’s health-care experiences remain marked by structural racism — here’s how institutions should move forward

Research reveals that the enduring legacy of racism in medicine contributes to suboptimal communication and poor quality care for women.